to be expensive; to be costly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
nape (of the neck); nucha
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
attendance (at school); going to school
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to gather; to collect; to assemble
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to face on; to look out on to
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to harm; to cause harm to
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
all; entire; whole; altogether
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to take measures (against); to take steps
there is no way that ...; easy; simple